extract
英 [ˈekstrækt , ɪkˈstrækt] 美 [ˈekstrækt , ɪkˈstrækt]
vt.摘录;提取;提炼;索取，设法得到(对方不愿提供的信息、钱财等);选取;选录;（用力）取出，拔出;获得，得到
n.提取物;精;摘录;选录;选曲;节录;浓缩物;汁
upon
英 [əˈpɒn] 美 [əˈpɑːn]
prep.在上面;（用于两个相同的名词之间，强调数量之多）（一个）接（一个），……又……;在……上;用在一些动词后，与on 同义;刚一……就;即将发生
adv.在上面，在物体上;从此，因此
pyramid
英 [ˈpɪrəmɪd] 美 [ˈpɪrəmɪd]
n.(古埃及的)金字塔;锥体;棱锥体;金字塔形的物体(或一堆东西);金字塔式的组织（或系统）
v.成金字塔形状；【股】用累进式手法扩大交易；步步升级；使成金字塔形状
mummy
英 [ˈmʌmi] 美 [ˈmʌmi]
n.(儿语)妈咪;木乃伊;经处理保存的人体或动物干尸
suspect
英 [səˈspekt , ˈsʌspekt] 美 [səˈspekt , ˈsʌspekt]
n.犯罪嫌疑人;嫌疑犯;嫌疑分子;可疑对象
v.疑有，觉得(尤指坏事可能属实或发生);感觉有问题;不信任;怀疑(某人有罪)
adj.可疑的;不可信的;靠不住的;可能有危险的;有违法嫌疑的
preserve
英 [prɪˈzɜːv] 美 [prɪˈzɜːrv]
vt.保护;维护;保留;维持…的原状;保存;保养;贮存;保鲜;使继续存活
n.(某人或群体活动、工作等的)专门领域;果酱;腌菜;泡菜;私人渔猎场（或保留地）
territory
英 [ˈterətri] 美 [ˈterətɔːri]
n.领土;版图;领地;(个人、群体、动物等占据的)领域，管区，地盘;(某人负责的)地区;（某类）地区;（美国）准州
One of the most interesting people in history is probably someone you have never heard of .
We will call him Iceman because his body was frozen in ice for several thousand years.
His body was discovered in 1991 by two hikers in the mountains near the border of the Austria and Italy.
The lower part of his body was still frozen in ice, but the upper part was uncovered and Visible.
Once the body was extracted from the ice , It was taken for examination .
Upon examination , scientists determined that the Iceman lived around 5300 years ago.
This was at the end of the stone age，Nearly 1000 years before the great pyramid were built .
This made him the oldest mummy ever found.
这使他成为有史以来发现的最古老的木乃伊。
What had to happen before the body could be examined it was discovered by hikers It had to be extracted from the ice it was still frozen
The lower part of the Iceman body was still frozen in ice , But the upper part was uncovered and visible.
Once the body was extracted from the ice ,It was taken in for examination .
Iceman's body was in good condition when it was found .
People believed that the body was one of many hikers who had been lost in recent years.
Nobody suspect that the body was as old as it was.
没有人怀疑这具尸体和它一样古老。
It had been preserved by the ice for thousands of years
Given its good condition , studying it was like opening a window in time.
鉴于它的良好状况，研究它就像及时打开一扇窗。
Scientists could learn a lot about how people lived 5000 years ago.
The Iceman lived at the end of stone age , a time of great change in human history.
Hunting was still a major source of food. But people were beginning to farm.
People were settling down and forming communities.
人们开始定居并建立社区。
These communities were claiming territory and setting up boundaries.
As a result , sometimes they had to fight to defend their territory from outsiders.
The village where the Iceman lived was probably not far from where he died.
Perhaps he was killed in a battle with outsiders.
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